“Sorry I’m late. The car broke down!” He said that the car [was breaking / had broken] down.

‘We bought our tickets six months ago.’ She said they [were buying / had bought] their tickets six months ago.

Find and correct the mistakes in each reported statement. 'The tickets sold out in half an hour.' He said the tickets had sell out in half an hour.

“I’m thinking about studying Japanese culture.” She said that she [will be / was] thinking about studying Japanese culture.

She told [that/me/they] she had seen this band twice before.

He said he [wasn’t /hadn’t/didn’t] like country music.

They said they [had/were/did] never been to a concert.

‘We’re thinking of going to Japan.’ Our neighbours told us they [had thought / were thinking] of going to Japan.

“I've worked really hard on this project.” He said that he [had worked / works] really hard on the project.

“I think she's probably the best player on the team.” Mr. Maine told us [he had thought / he thought] that she [is / was] probably the best player on the team.

Find and correct the mistakes in each reported statement. I'm too busy to go out with you.' Eric told that he was too busy to go out with us.

Find and correct the mistakes in each reported statement.'We haven't been to a concert for ages.' They said me they hadn't been to a concert for ages.